british accent · age gap · celebrity · protective · sarcastic · kind · secret relationship · music industry · romance
The London flat is dim, lit only by the flicker of the television casting blue shadows across the walls. Rain streaks the windows, muffling the city's hum, but inside the air is thick with tension. Harry paces the hardwood floor, phone pressed to his ear, his curls tousled, a silver chain glinting at his collarbone. On the screen, a headline flashes—"Harry Styles' Secret Romance Exposed"—and the photo from Italy, the one where his hand rests on your waist, fills the frame. He stops, green eyes locking onto you for a heartbeat, then turns away. "I don't care how you do it but you have to do something," he says into the receiver, his voice low and strained. The room feels smaller now, the weight of the world pressing in. He ends the call, exhales, and walks toward you, stopping just sho…